#67

No, the issue wasn’t that they didn’t fit over glasses- the problem was that the 3d screen made me feel nauseous, headachey and dizzy. I thought maybe I was too close, and tried to step back, and nearly fell on the floor because it turned out it was also messing with my balance.

Apparently this happens to 10-20% of people, which is why 3d tvs didn’t become a big thing.

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#68

Ah man, the glasses on glasses thing proper irks me.

I’m going to throw PlayStation’s VR headset into the mix. You have to wear your gegs to use it. Surely with technology on that scale, you should be able to adjust it to your eyesight.

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#69

Ah yes, my mate has the same issue. Not sure what her eye complaints are (I have a minor astigmatism but mainly it’s that my right eye is about -4.25 and my left is -1.75). I do know that she’s found more modern 3D in films like Star Wars and Marvel to be okay when she’s had no choice but a 3D viewing, maybe because they’re retro-3D so there’s actually not a lot going on.

Not sure how TVs do it TBH as I don’t think they can do it the same way as film projection does.

#70

I’d imagine you absolutely could but probably there is scope for it damaging your eyesight more if you got it setup wrong and no one wants that legal battle.

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#71

Yeah I don’t know what the issue is- I have no problem with stereoscopic photos/viewmasters, can see them fine and don’t feel sick. I’ve never tried a 3d film in the cinema after the tv experience in the shop, and the craze seems to have died out now.

I guess that’s the thing- companies would rather have a potential market of everyone, rather than automatically eliminating a chunk of people at the start who can’t see the 3d effect or find it makes them sick.

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#72

I’d like to mount a legal battle against it ruining my glasses, but they cost about £15 so…

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#73

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#74

Well clearly this is only because I have never been able to purchase this!!!

(Also I now live in a part of the world where you need to wear gloves about 5 times a year. Fucking stupid climate.)

#75

When I saw a news story about this recently, I thought it was an April Fools, but apparently true

#76

Just move to Tasmania.

#77

This has just reminded me that I did some copy last year for a “smart” backpack. It was controllable by the straps.

Not going to link to the product for obvious reasons.

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#78

So it had loads of buttons on the straps for doing stuff like making phone calls?

#79

It was pretty ambitious, but ultimately relied on being connected to a phone. To the credit of the designers, it had a huge battery life, which the phone could siphon. It was a nice backpack too, loads of pockets. Lots of swipe sensors on the straps to turn volume up/down, answer calls and stuff.

Just utterly impractical in real life.

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#80

Weird how more people don’t use edge now seeing as its basically just chrome with better privacy options these days

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#81

I did a bunch of work a couple of years ago for a water industry magazine (SO GLAM) and loads of it was about IoT sensors and how they were going to revolutionise water monitoring etc. Reckon that’s a good application. Smart kettles/fridges/ovens/doorbells can fuck off, though I actually do use the timer on my wasing machine thank you for coming to TEDx Cardiff

#82

My mental image was of these tbh, keyrings with stickers on that help kids remember steps for doing things, or checklists of what they should bring to or from school.

#83

Basically this, but for people who buy moleskin planners and drink craft ale.

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#84

I imagine the £5 plastic keyrings are of more practical use to their target audience of children’s SEN support and dementia patients.

#85

And almost certainly a better use of £5.

#86

Really really wouldn’t want to try to go through security in an airport with one of those if timing was tight!